Discover Tony Allen: An Autobiography Of The Master Drummer Of Afrobeat Constructed By Tony Allen Published As Paper Edition

enjoyable and honest account of his life and music Great musician and a great guy too not a too common combination Interesting insights into the adventures with the madcap Fela Kuti as well Unfortunately I'm not as unreservedly enthusiastic about this book as every other reviewer here and in the StatesIt is a good book with much insight into the music scene in Africa and Fela's practices in particular Allen is an honest storyteller and Michael Veal is a damn good writer who's turned the Allen interviews into something coherent and sensibleBut boy by the end are you sick and tired of Allen telling you how great he is Tedious Tony Allen's autobiography with the assistance of Michael Veal makes an excellent read for anyone interested in the creation development and now global explosion of Afrobeat the modern African musical genre It perfectly complements the various biographies that have been written on Fela Kuti providing the inside story of the legendary drummer and co creator of Afrobeat An exciting story simply toldsavouring it a chapter at a time An Afro beat enthusiast must read Fela and Tony dynamite Devo dire la verità come probabilmente tanti acuirenti di uesto libro sono un fan di Tony Allen e del genere afrobeat in generale per cui ovviamente ho trovato il libro molto interessante e lo ho divorato in pochi giorni Il libro non si limita comunue al lato prettamente musicale ma affronta anche l'evoluzione della difficile situazione politica della Nigeria a cavallo degli anni ''e 'per cui può essere interessante anche per non batteristi o non musicisti in generale E' ben scritto scorrevole e denso di informazioni riguardo l'evoluzione della situazione musicale in Nigeria e in Africa occidentale negli anni suddetti Lo consiglio sicuramente Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat Conversational inviting and packed with telling anecdotes Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E Veal It spans Allen's early years and career playing highlife music in Lagos his fifteen years with Fela fromuntilhis struggles to form his own bands in Nigeria and his emigration to France Allen embraced the drum set rather than African handheld drums early in his career when drum kits were relatively rare in Africa His story conveys a love of his craft along with the specifics of his practice It also provides invaluable firsthand accounts of the explosive creativity in postcolonial African music and the personal and artistic dynamics in Fela's Koola Lobitos and Africatwo of the greatest bands to ever play African musicTony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat.
Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E, Veal. It spans Allen's early years and career playing highlife music in Lagos his fifteen years with Fela, fromuntilhis struggles to form his own bands in Nigeria and his emigration to France.
Allen embraced the drum set, rather than African handheld drums, early in his career, when drum kits were relatively rare in Africa, His story conveys a love of his craft along

with the specifics of his practice, It also provides invaluable firsthand accounts of the explosive creativity in postcolonial African music, and the personal and artistic dynamics in Fela's Koola Lobitos and Africa, two of the greatest bands to ever play African music.
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